The school year is finally over which means it's time to party.
Well... if partying means kissing baby feet, running sweaty early morning miles, and reading a book (or 10), then I'm a rock star.
This was pretty much all we did yesterday.
Ahh. Now that I'm no longer obliged to bribe kids to love The Great Gatsby for the next 10 weeks, I shall be around these parts a bit more. I've got big plans, oh faithful readers, to overhaul this blog like it's a dilapidated 50's ranch from Flip This House.
Some things on my to-do list:
- Update my blog header so, you know, I don't have photos from 2008
- Update my blog roll to reflect what I'm actually reading these days
- Introduce some new features re: MCM training, parenting
Okay, so really this means I'm just going to paint the wood paneling and get new fixtures for the bathrooms, so don't expect anything super awesome. It'll be just enough to make you "ooh" and "ahh" but when you dig down you'll realize things are really just the same.
While taking an impromptu blogcation these last few days(?) weeks(?), I realized I kind of liked the freedom from the keyboard. For a while there, I felt pressured to keep up with the blog, but I didn't know what to write.
So, going forward, I'm just going to write whenever the hell I actually I have things to say. Running will still be a mainstay, but don't be surprised if more parenting posts pop up. No, I won't drone on and on about how effing cute my kid is (although she is pretty awesome), but I will discuss a bunch of other crap having to do with raising a spawn.
There's just too much to say about that to not say any of it.
So, yeah. I look forward to spending the summer with you people. We shall meet during naptimes and in between feedings and it will be glorious.
On to other things, like the Seattle RnR half-marathon on Saturday. A few words on that:
Yes, I'm super excited for my first long distance race since last year's Kalamazoo Marathon. However, I'm probably more excited to spend a long weekend with my baby girl and husband (who, for all of his bazillon visits to Europe, has never been to Seattle)...
and to meet up with blog friends old and new...
and to experience the low-humidity, hipster vibe that is Seattle.
If I'm lucky, I'll get a pat-down from the TSA on the way to our gate on Thursday.
And if I'm really lucky (and feeling good), I'll run a solid 2:00-2:10 race.
My money's on the former.
Happy summer!
How are you kicking off your summer? Vacation? A good book (tell me, I need suggestions)? Eating a bunch of grilled things? Maybe selling lemonade at a stand in your front yard?
Woohoo! Summer break! I have to say, don't get too caught up on the 'low humidity' thing. It's been raining here for the past year. But at least it's not hot :P
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to meet you!
Good luck this weekend! Seattle is a great city and hopefully the weather will be good for the race :)
ReplyDeleteI agree - as much as I love blogging, it's nice to have a break from it as well.
Missed you! Have a great time this weekend and even greater race. And feel free to bring back some of that low humidity weather with you. I'm tired of feeling like a slip and slide after a mile.
ReplyDeleteGlad you survived the end of the school year! Good luck and have fun in Seattle. There is some great people watching out in the Pacific NW.
ReplyDeleteHappy summer! Have a great race and road trip. Sounds like the perfect way to kick off the break. Since you have a little one and have to read in chunks of time in between her schedule, I recommend Kristin Armstrong's Milestones if you haven't read it. Running, motherhood, friendship and life in short little blogpost-length snippets. Light summer read that you can be easily interrupted for naps or a cocktail. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm itching to write a similar post: SCHOOL IS OUT FOR SUMMER...June 27 :-( SO glad you're enjoying your time off and taking advantage of some great things to do. Relish each free moment!
ReplyDeleteI'm just a liiiiitttle excited about seattle (read: a lot). I have a whole slew of kindle books I can loan you (you can download the kindle app on that fancy new ipad you have). They're all cheesy girly books, but quick reads. A few are pretty smutty if that's up your alley too. Real book wise- if you haven't read 11/22/63 yet, you need to. I'm going to start reading a clockwork orange after I see ryan's sis next week bc she's letting me borrow it. Have you ever read it? I'm a little worried, I've never seen the movie and I know it'll be messed up and creepy, but the psychological parts really intrigue me...we could be nerdy and have a little 'book club' if you were interested in reading it too.
ReplyDeleteThat's amazing. I didn't know you could loan books to people via kindle. This technology thing is amazing! I'd love to do a book club with you. In fact, we have to go to the library today, so I'll see if they have Clockwork there. Yay!
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